Homecoming Weekend
25/10/13 07:00
Evan has been away at Pace for a little less than two months now. It is interesting to note that one of Nancy's most common tirades in the days and months leading up to him going to school in NY was just how far away it was. She would get downright apoplectic at times on the issue and it became something of a rant. I wasn't concerned in the least and I thought it a good thing if anything. It went a long way towards separating him from those would steer him in the wrong direction and would effectively reset his clock so to speak. I would agree with my darling in one respect. If he did have any health issues then it may be a bit of problem to lend him a hand. Again, these are things he is going to have to take care of himself and this is a good opportunity to throw caution to the wind and see where it takes us. At a minimum, he will have the support he needs if something does happen. But I digress. So we come full circle to the day we knew would come sooner or later. It is time to attend his homecoming weekend at Pace and we have a bit of a drive to take to get there. Not only has Nancy not even mentioned the drive but she is actually looking forward to it. The prospects of seeing her son after one of the most prolonged absences in their time to together on this planet is dominating in every respect and a drive however long pales in comparison. It's funny how that works.
Should I be concerned about the amount of food that we're carting down to Pleasantville, NY? It's portable enough but four flats of water? Really? They do have a cafeteria so what the hey. Is that the miserly side of Evan we're seeing? Is it the hungry boy who never misses a meal and dare not due to his condition? Are there hoarding tendencies at play here? He has plenty of money on his card at school so that isn't an issue. That said, you know how he is when it comes to money. I think he simply doesn't like spending it. Even when he has it he doesn't like spending it. You would think he grew up on the other side of the tracks where money was a scarce commodity and you pinched and skirted wherever you could just to get by. He is so miserly that he doesn't even like to spend our money. How miserly is that? He does have a refrigerator and a microwave but doesn't have the means to get back and forth to a market so maybe that is the issue. We picked up some cans of chicken noodle soup; microwavable mac and cheese meals; Pop Tarts; protein drinks; flats of Poland Spring Water; and lots of other little things which we'll be delivering today. He mentioned something about turkey which I found to be odd but maybe what he is really wanting is more protein. We can buy that down there, we told him. Your momma will make some nice pumpkin muffins today and we'll see if we can't get you the antiperspirant you were wanting. And it doesn't look like we'll be delivering the iPhone we promised. Something having to do with supply and demand so you will have to wait.
I just picked up a new Netgear Nighthawk 1900 router. It is one of the most powerful routers on the planet bar none. Still can't get that bloody Time Machine to work but I'm not done with that puppy yet. It's an Apple product so it should work right out of the box. Right? Not so much. But the new router is splendid in every respect. It performs as advertised. Gone are the dead spots, the dreaded drops, the long distance waning and all the rest. It will no doubt prove to be a fine addition to our existing networking apparatus and an upgrade worthy of the name. Apple is offering a few new upgrades that I may be interested in taking a look at. Don't know about Maverick the operating system. There is always the issue of incompatibilities which I seem to run into quite often when I try as I might to hang on to these old programs I have. It is technology's way of telling you that it is time to move on. I'm also reminded that this new operating system was built to accommodate my early 2008 Mac Pro but it is the last of the line. When the successor to Maverick is released in the future, my machine will officially be declared a dinosaur. No longer ready for prime time. No longer able to meet the demands of the new and nifty programs available on the market. Simply not supported as they say.
Should I be concerned about the amount of food that we're carting down to Pleasantville, NY? It's portable enough but four flats of water? Really? They do have a cafeteria so what the hey. Is that the miserly side of Evan we're seeing? Is it the hungry boy who never misses a meal and dare not due to his condition? Are there hoarding tendencies at play here? He has plenty of money on his card at school so that isn't an issue. That said, you know how he is when it comes to money. I think he simply doesn't like spending it. Even when he has it he doesn't like spending it. You would think he grew up on the other side of the tracks where money was a scarce commodity and you pinched and skirted wherever you could just to get by. He is so miserly that he doesn't even like to spend our money. How miserly is that? He does have a refrigerator and a microwave but doesn't have the means to get back and forth to a market so maybe that is the issue. We picked up some cans of chicken noodle soup; microwavable mac and cheese meals; Pop Tarts; protein drinks; flats of Poland Spring Water; and lots of other little things which we'll be delivering today. He mentioned something about turkey which I found to be odd but maybe what he is really wanting is more protein. We can buy that down there, we told him. Your momma will make some nice pumpkin muffins today and we'll see if we can't get you the antiperspirant you were wanting. And it doesn't look like we'll be delivering the iPhone we promised. Something having to do with supply and demand so you will have to wait.
I just picked up a new Netgear Nighthawk 1900 router. It is one of the most powerful routers on the planet bar none. Still can't get that bloody Time Machine to work but I'm not done with that puppy yet. It's an Apple product so it should work right out of the box. Right? Not so much. But the new router is splendid in every respect. It performs as advertised. Gone are the dead spots, the dreaded drops, the long distance waning and all the rest. It will no doubt prove to be a fine addition to our existing networking apparatus and an upgrade worthy of the name. Apple is offering a few new upgrades that I may be interested in taking a look at. Don't know about Maverick the operating system. There is always the issue of incompatibilities which I seem to run into quite often when I try as I might to hang on to these old programs I have. It is technology's way of telling you that it is time to move on. I'm also reminded that this new operating system was built to accommodate my early 2008 Mac Pro but it is the last of the line. When the successor to Maverick is released in the future, my machine will officially be declared a dinosaur. No longer ready for prime time. No longer able to meet the demands of the new and nifty programs available on the market. Simply not supported as they say.